Visitor Centre psi forumExperience research live

The Paul Scherrer Institute PSI is the largest research centre for natural and engineering sciences in Switzerland.

You too can experience research live – two offers are available. You can explore the Visitor Centre psi forum, with its interactive exhibits on your own, or sign up for a guided tour as part of a group.

News

21.03.2014

New exhibit in the psi forum

In 2016 the x-ray laser SwissFEL will begin operating at PSI. At the interactive multimedia table about SwissFEL discover the new large-scale research facility already today.
Explore the 740 metre long facility and its future environment on a scale of 1:400 on an area spanning 4 x 1.8 metres. Find out more about the technology behind the x-ray free-electron laser and the challenges encountered during its construction. Learn about the important research questions of the future and how SwissFEL can help to answer them.

Regular offer

Public tours

At certain times, individuals or small groups can visit the site of a research subject. The public tours are in german only.